The literature of revolution -- Sources and traditions -- Power and liberty : a theory of politics -- The logic of rebellion : a note on conspiracy -- Transformation: Representation and consent ; Constitution and rights ; Sovereignty -- The contagion of liberty: Slavery ; Establishment of religion ; The democracy unleashed ; "Whether some degrees of respect be not always due from inferiors to superiors."

Enlarged version of the General introduction in the author's Pamphlets of the American Revolution, v. 1, published in 1965

Includes bibliographical references and index

Pulitzer Prize, History, 1968

Bancroft Prize, 1968

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